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It was 40 percent contained around 8 p.m., said the state Forest Fire Service. It said crews had conducted a backfire operation to burn fuel ahead of the main body of fire. That was intended to ...
The major Pinelands wildfire started by fireworks in Burlington County is steadily being contained, and no structures are threatened, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.. The 4,000 ...
A raging four-alarm fire sparked a massive response in Burlington County Monday night as crews battled the blaze for several hours.
Today, these 21 towers provide New Jersey an inexpensive and effective first response system that aids the New Jersey Forest Fire Service in quickly suppressing and in preventing damage caused by reported wildfires. The Forest Fire Service estimates that 25 percent of wildfires within the state every year are first spotted by a lookout. [7]
Wharton State Forest, located in Burlington, Atlantic and Camden counties, is the largest single tract of land within the New Jersey park system. The state forest is more than 110,000 acres.
Chesterfield Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 9,422, [8] [9] its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 1,723 (+22.4%) from the 2010 census count of 7,699, [17] [18] which in turn had reflected an increase of 1,744 (+29.3%) from the 5,955 counted at the 2000 census. [19]
Westampton is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 9,121, [9] [10] an increase of 308 (+3.5%) from the 2010 census count of 8,813, [18] [19] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,596 (+22.1%) from the 7,217 counted in the 2000 census. [20]
Evesham firefighters responded to the blaze at 5:25 a.m. and found smoke coming through the roof, according to Scott Freedman, the township's fire marshal.